Counties dip into oil and gas depletion fund in budgets
Kansas counties face tight budgets as oil and gas valuation collapses force use of depletion funds. Finney County holds about 3.88 million while Haskell and Morton counties raid reserves to trim mill levies. Stevens Grant Hamilton also tapped funds. others refrain as auditors urge restraint.
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Finney County
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Gina Castillo
America
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Grant
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Gray
Kearny
Lane
Scott
Wichita
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USD
Moscow
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Ingalls Usd 477
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Public outrage reshapes St. Louis shooting probe
In St Louis public outcry over an 18 year old shot in the back by two officers forces a change in the investigation. Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce will now supervise an inquiry alongside the police probe, a departure from prior practice. The officers claim self defense as Mansur Ball Bey turned with a gun during a raid on Walton Avenue near Page Boulevard. Ball Bey was killed. police say he did not fire.
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Circuit
Jennifer Joyce
Brian Millikan
Mansur Ball-Bey
Ball-Bey
Millikan
Ball-Boy
Ball- Boy
Sam Dotson
Dotson
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Districts push emergency aid as local taxes edge higher
Finney County districts seek state relief to offset a $900,000 tax appeal over Conestoga Energy and a $133,623 council request plus $478,000 for 120 new students. Garden City USD 457 also faces a $148,382 repayment to Finney County amid broader oil and gas value declines affecting USDs across Finney and nearby counties.
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Garden City
Finney County
Garden City Community College
USD
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KJ Knoll
Conestoga
Bonanza
U.S. Highway 50
Garden City Finance
Melinda Hitz
Randy Partington
State Council
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